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Title (link to summary)NumberDate (released or updated)
Hydrogeologic Evaluation of Proposed Leque Island Restoration 14-03-025December 2012
2013 Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: The Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program/Urban Waters Initiative: Sediment Monitoring in the Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Elliott Bay 12-03-129December 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – December 13, 2012 12-03-081December 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: PCB Method Comparison of High Resolution and Homolog Analysis 12-03-127November 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – November 8, 2012 12-03-080November 2012
Simulation of annual biogeochemical cycles of nutrient balance, phytoplankton bloom(s), and DO in Puget Sound using an unstructured grid model. Article in Ocean Dynamics (2012) 62:1353–1379. 12-03-055November 2012
POSTER: 2011 Sediment Quality Assessment of the South Puget Sound Region and Budd Inlet, Including Comparisons with 1999 Regional Conditions 12-03-054November 2012
Evaluation of Stormwater Suspended Particulate Matter Samplers 12-03-053November 2012
POSTER: South Puget Sound 2011 and 2012 in review: Aerial and water column observations from Ecology’s long-term monitoring program. 12-03-052November 2012
Washington State Department of Ecology Quality Report to Management, July 2009 through June 2012: Quality System Structure, Activities, and Assessment 12-03-043November 2012
Goosmus Creek (Ferry County) Ambient Monitoring at the U.S./Canada Border: Data Summary Report 12-03-025November 2012
South Fork Nooksack River Temperature Total Maximum Daily Load Water Quality Study Design (Quality Assurance Project Plan) 12-03-126October 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Phase I Municipal Stormwater Permit Data Review 12-03-125October 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Fecal Coliform Method Comparison Study in Estuarine Waters of Washington State 12-03-124October 2012
Wilson Creek Sub-Basin Fecal Coliform Bacteria Effectiveness Monitoring Water Quality Study Design (Quality Assurance Project Plan) 12-03-120October 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Giffin Lake (Yakima County) Verification Monitoring 12-03-118October 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Myron Lake (Yakima County) Verification Monitoring 12-03-117October 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – October 8, 2012 12-03-079October 2012
Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2011 Sampling Results 12-03-051October 2012
Toxicity Testing of Potassium Chloride and Magnesium Chloride on New Zealand Mud Snails 12-03-050October 2012
Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Modeling Study: Development of an Intermediate Scale Water Quality Model 12-03-049October 2012
PBTs Analyzed in Bottom Fish from Four Washington Rivers and Lakes: Hexabromocyclododecane, Tetrabromobisphenol A, Chlorinated Paraffins, Polybrominated Diphenylethers, Polychlorinated Naphthalenes, Perfluorinated Organic Compounds, Lead, and Cadmium 12-03-042October 2012
Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products, Hormones, and Sterols Detected in Process Water and Groundwater at Three Reclaimed Water Treatment Plants 12-03-032October 2012
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: 2010 Yakima Area Creeks Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Load Study 12-03-123September 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Little Squalicum Creek Estuary Soil and Groundwater 12-03-122September 2012
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Palouse River Dissolved Oxygen and pH Total Maximum Daily Load – Water Quality Study Design 12-03-121September 2012
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Colville River Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Load Study 12-03-116September 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – September 11, 2012 12-03-078September 2012
Mid-Yakima River Basin Fecal Coliform Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load: Water Quality Study Findings 12-03-047September 2012
POSTER: SOPs for SPMDs 12-03-046September 2012
Addendum 2 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Depositional History of Mercury in Selected Washington Lakes Determined from Sediment Cores 12-03-119August 2012
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan Assessment for Chemical Contaminants in Northeastern Washington Area Lakes: Sampling Additional Lakes and Wetlands for Metals Contamination 12-03-115August 2012
French Creek and Pilchuck River Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, and pH Total Maximum Daily Load Water Quality Study Design (Quality Assurance Project Plan) 12-03-114August 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – August 27, 2012 12-03-077August 2012
PBT Chemical Trends in Washington State Determined from Age-Dated Lake Sediment Cores, 2011 Sampling Results 12-03-045August 2012
Addendum 4 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: The Puget Sound Assessment and Monitoring Program: Port Gardner Sediment Monitoring Component 12-03-113July 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan for Bioassessment Monitoring and Analysis to Support Stormwater TMDL Development 12-03-112July 2012
Modeling Quality Assurance Project Plan for Soos Creek Watershed Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Technical Analysis 12-03-111July 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Lake Loma Total Phosphorus Technical Study 12-03-110July 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Squalicum Creek Watershed Stormwater Pilot Total Maximum Daily Load 12-03-109July 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Puget Sound Regional Toxics Model: Enhancements, Data Integration, and Reduction Target Evaluation 12-03-108July 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Middle Snake Watershed Planning Area Assessment of Gaged Streamflows by Modeling 12-03-107July 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – July 31, 2012 12-03-076July 2012
What’s bugging watermilfoil 12-03-044July 2012
Copper and Zinc Levels in Des Moines, Massey, and McSorley Creeks, King County 12-03-041July 2012
Secure Your Food: Help Keep Wildlife Wild and Protect Water Quality 12-03-040July 2012
River and Stream Water Quality Monitoring Report, Water Year 2011 12-03-039July 2012
Revision of Sediment Quality Triad Indicators in Puget Sound (Washington, USA): I. A Sediment Chemistry Index and Targets for Mixtures of Toxicants 12-03-028July 2012
Toxicity of sediment pore water in Puget Sound (Washington, USA): a review of spatial status and temporal trends. Environ Monit Assess (2013) 185:755–775. DOI 10.1007/s10661-012-2590-4. 12-03-027July 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Evaluation of Bisphenol A in Products Regulated by the State of Washington 12-03-106June 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Phase 3: SUSTAIN Modeling for Controlling Toxic Chemicals in Small Streams 12-03-105June 2012
Lower White River pH Total Maximum Daily Load Water Quality Study Design (Quality Assurance Project Plan) 12-03-104June 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – June 12, 2012 12-03-075June 2012
Lower Cherry Creek and Lower Ames Creek Watersheds Dissolved Oxygen Study 12-03-037June 2012
Washington State Toxics Monitoring Program: Evaluation of SPMDs for Trend Monitoring of PBTs in Washington Waters 2010-2011 12-03-036June 2012
Skagit Bay Fecal Coliform Bacteria Loading Assessment 12-03-035June 2012
POSTER: Eyes Over Puget Sound: Integrating Multiple Observations to Report Current Conditions of Water Quality in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca 12-03-034June 2012
POSTER: Using biological and habitat metrics to determine the effectiveness of TMDLs: A Case Study 12-03-033June 2012
PBT Trend Monitoring: Measuring Lead in Suspended Particulate Matter from Washington State Rivers and Lakes, 2011 Results 12-03-031June 2012
Sumas-Blaine Aquifer Nitrate Contamination Summary 12-03-026June 2012
Deschutes River, Capitol Lake, and Budd Inlet Temperature, Fecal Coliform Bacteria, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, and Fine Sediment Total Maximum Daily Load Technical Report: Water Quality Study Findings 12-03-008June 2012
Focus on Groundwater Quality in Whatcom County 12-03-005June 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Inland Empire Paper Company Nutrients and Common Ions Source Water Study 12-03-101May 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – May 14, 2012 12-03-074May 2012
Status of Puget Sound Tributaries 2009: Biology, Chemistry, and Physical Habitat 12-03-029May 2012
Marine Water Condition Index: Washington State Department of Ecology 12-03-013May 2012
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Sumas-Blaine Surficial Aquifer Long-Term Ambient Groundwater Monitoring. 09-03-111-AddendumMay 2012
Addendum to Quality Assurance Monitoring Plan: Stream Ambient Water Quality Monitoring: Correction of Objectives, Responsibilities, and Addition of Analytes. 03-03-200-Addendum2May 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: West Medical Lake Verification Monitoring. 12-03-103April 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Deadman, Meadow, and Alpowa Creeks Fecal Coliform, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, and Temperature Straight-to-Implementation Monitoring. 12-03-102April 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – April 23, 2012 12-03-073April 2012
Headwater stream temperature: Interpreting response after logging, with and without riparian buffers, Washington, USA. Article in Forest Ecology and Management, 270, 302-313. 12-03-020April 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – March 19, 2012 12-03-072March 2012
Focus on Chemicals in Fish: Lake Chelan and Wenatchee Basin Fish Tested for Chemicals 12-03-024March 2012
Washington State Toxics Monitoring Program: Freshwater Fish Tissue Component, 2010 12-03-023March 2012
Data Summary Report: Little Spokane River Dissolved Oxygen and pH Total Maximum Daily Load Study and Little Spokane River Fish Hatchery Water Quality Monitoring for Nutrients 12-03-022March 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – February 27, 2012 12-03-071February 2012
Basic American Foods Land Application Site (Moses Lake): Groundwater Review 12-03-019February 2012
Elwha-Dungeness Watershed Planning Area, Prediction of Gaged Streamflows by Modeling 12-03-018February 2012
A study of Eurasian watermilfoil, macroinvertebrates and fish in a Washington lake. Article in Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 49:71-82 (2011). 12-03-017February 2012
Status of the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community in the Wenatchee River 2010 12-03-016February 2012
American Plating Post-Interim-Action Groundwater Monitoring Results: May and September, 2011 12-03-015February 2012
Asotin Creek Temperature Straight-to-Implementation Vegetation Study 12-03-014February 2012
Focus on Microbial Source Tracking (MST) 12-03-010February 2012
Marine Sediment Monitoring: Sediment Quality Changes in the Strait of Georgia 1997-2006 12-03-002February 2012
Sediment Quality Assessment of the Southern Strait of Georgia, 2006: Spatial/Temporal Sediment Monitoring Element of the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program 12-03-001February 2012
Quality Assurance Project Plan Addendum 5: Washington State Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid Habitat for Two Index Watersheds 03-03-104Addendum5February 2012
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – January 30, 2012 12-03-070January 2012
Integrated Ambient Monitoring Pilot Report: Potential Causes for Impairment of Rainbow Trout Early Lifestages and Loss of Benthic Biodiversity in Indian Creek 12-03-012January 2012
Focus on Environmental Monitoring: Environmental sampling in the Upper Columbia River and Northeast Washington regions 12-03-011January 2012
Evaluation of XRF as a Screening Tool for Metals and PBDEs in Children’s Products and Consumer Goods 12-03-009January 2012
Shelton Laundry and Cleaners Groundwater Monitoring Results, October 2010 and June 2011 12-03-007January 2012
Lakewood Plaza Cleaners Groundwater Monitoring Results, June and October 2011 12-03-006January 2012
Toxaphene: Improved Recognition in Washington Streams, Rivers, and Lakes 12-03-004January 2012
Plate 2. Radar plots for water quality samples collected from area wells, instream piezometers, and streams during the July and September 2008 synoptic surveys of Burnt Bridge Creek. 12-03-003-Plate-2January 2012
Plate 1. Study well locations, in-stream piezometer thermographs, and near-stream groundwater levels. 12-03-003-Plate-1January 2012
Surface Water/Groundwater Interactions and Near-Stream Groundwater Quality along Burnt Bridge Creek, Clark County 12-03-003January 2012
Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound: Assessment of Selected Toxic Chemicals in the Puget Sound Basin, 2007-2011 - Addendum No. 1: Evaluation of Fate and Transport Mechanisms for Primary Releases of Copper, PCBs, and PBDEs 11-03-055-Addendum-1January 2012
2011 Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: The Puget Sound Assessment and Monitoring Program: Sediment Monitoring Component 0903121Addendum2January 2012